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# Sr. Project Manager- IT

- **Company:** AAR Corporation
- **Location:** Wood Dale, IL, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $109,000.0 - $155,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Agile Methodology, Data Analysis, Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Outlook, DevOps, Digital Technology, Microsoft PowerPoint, Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d5c6219e420213e0

## About the Role

What you need to be successful in this role:

 * 10 years of project management experience, managing complex software projects and applying agile and waterfall methodologies
 * Certified Scrum Master Certification (CSM)
 * Knowledge of Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Teams
 * Ability to analyze team progress, present appropriate burndown charts, and provide executive level presentations on that analysis with business impacts and proposed mitigation plans.
 * Experience with Azure Cloud Architecture
 * Consistent track record working with a DevOps suite of tools
 * PMP Certification- Nice to Have
 * Previous Software Development experience
 * Bachelor (B.A./B.S.) degree from four-year College or university required; and five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

## Description

The Senior Project Manager role provides business and technical leadership for multiple IT Development projects within the Digital Technology and Analytics group. This role will be supporting both Agile and Waterfall projects collaborating with the multiple Development Teams, Quality Assurance, Product Management Teams, Security and Infrastructure Teams to ensure successful delivery of the Projects with the committed deliverables. Resource should have a go-getter personality and be able to resolve any impediments that hinder the Project's timely completion.

This position is based at our Corporate Headquarters in Wood Dale, IL, with a planned relocation to the Merchandise Mart (Chicago) in early 2027.

What you will be responsible for:

 * Lead more than one Software Development teams supporting multiple projects
 * Lead and mentor 2 to 3 project managers
 * Schedule and facilitate all Scrum Ceremonies, identify risks, track dependencies and remove impediments
 * Track and communicate team velocity and sprint progress to all affected teams and management.
 * Work with Product Owner to review and prioritize the product backlog so the right work is done in the right order
 * Provide leadership updates on measures, impact assessment, removal of roadblocks, and conflicts on change of scope decisions
 * Capability to work remotely and onsite with a diverse group of stakeholders in different time zones
 * Conduct post-mortem reviews and retrospectives to capture lessons learned


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